Plot
When Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show.
Release Year: 2014
Rating: 7.0/10 (277 voted)
Critic's Score: 79/100
Director: Shira Piven
Stars: Kristen Wiig, James Marsden, Linda Cardellini
Storyline
When Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show.
Cast: Linda Cardellini -
Gina
James Marsden -
Rich
Kristen Wiig -
Alice Klieg
Wes Bentley -
Gabe
Jennifer Jason Leigh -
Alan Tudyk -
Tim Robbins -
Dr. Moffat
Joan Cusack -
Thomas Mann -
Rainer
Loretta Devine -
Barb Vaughn
Rose Abdoo -
Connie
Kulap Vilaysack -
Grace Dao
Jack Wallace -
Anelia Dyoulgerova -
Magda
Joyce Hiller Piven -
Miriam
Taglines:
Alice is going to be on TV whether you like it or not
Trivia: Kristen Wiig and Tim Robbins had previously worked together in The Spoils of Babylon (2014). See more »
User Review
Author:
Rating: 8/10
Fools and their money are soon parted from one another. Nowhere does
this saying hold true more than with lottery winners. Alice Klieg,
diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, emerges from a solitary
and sedentary life as the new winner of $86 million from the state
lottery. She begins to buy airtime at a local television station that
is desperate for cash. Alice's new talk show "Welcome to Me" is a
perfect reflection of her impulsive, socially awkward, indecisive,
random, obsessive, moody and sensitive self. It features some of her
favorite recopies (meatloaf cake), traumatic events from her past (the
"carousel of life"), and – of course – swans (she loves swans). Her
insistence upon absolute control and predilection to get out of
control, make for some interesting and eccentric shows that are
alternately extremely boring and explosive. The dry and dark humor of
the film fits the acting abilities of Kristen Wiig perfectly. The film
is funny as well as raw. I wish there was more depth to the plot,
however, for it relies too much on the wacky shows. Seen at the 2014
Toronto International Film Festival.
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